A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies. 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court: By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc.
Respiratory infections as well as infections of certain glands can be a cause of excessive saliva, according to the National Library of Medicine. Children with a cold, influenza or nasal allergies may have excessive saliva and drool.
If you smoke, you have a greater chance of having dry mouth. Some diseases such as diabetes can also lower the amount of saliva. Medications can also affect the amount of saliva you have. Some of the other causes of dry mouth include: 1  stress.